Miami and NYC GTOs from FinCEN
For those involved in high-dollar residential real estate transactions, two new Geographic Targeting Orders (“GTOs”) issued by the Financial Crimes …
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The Importance of Complying with the Business Records Exception
By Janet C. Owens In previous posts , we have set forth explanations of the business records exception to the …
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Another Case on Standing to Bring Foreclosure Suit
Just when you thought it was safe to bring a foreclosure lawsuit, a recent Second District Court of Appeal opinion …
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Must a Lender Show Cause to Enforce an Assignment of Rents?
The Federal District Court for the Middle District of Florida ruled last month that a lender does not need to …
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Urban Land Institute Report Answers: What Markets are Poised for Growth in 2016?
With the real estate markets in large cities such as San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and New York City saturated with …
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Fourth DCA Rules an Allonge Does Not Need to be Physically Attached to a Promissory Note
By Adam B. Brandon To establish standing to enforce a promissory note, a lender must prove that it is the …
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Out of the Box Real Estate Financing
As someone interested in both real estate development and finance, I follow John Anderson’s musings at RJOHNTHEBAD . John is …
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Courts continue to examine statute of limitations for installment loans:
By Janet C. Owens Florida courts continue to grapple with various issues related to the statute of limitations for installment …
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Interest Rate Swaps and Commercial Loans: Exploring the Esoteric
Periodically the world of synthetic hedge arrangements collides with that of commercial lending in a way that provides interesting results. …
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Alleged Oral Modification of Note and Mortgage Rejected on the Basis of Statute of Frauds
By Timothy D. Hedrick and Mark S. Mitchell On December 9, 2015, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal issued an …
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